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milacid

milacid noun: any member of the family Milacidae of slugs.

Noun

milacid (plural milacids)

  1. Any member of the family Milacidae of slugs.
    • The buccal mass in milacids is spheroidal, and contains an oxygnathic jaw.2004, G. M. Barker, Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs, page 299
    • Chemically unknown tissue toxins from internal organs that may kill Pterostichus carabids are uniquely known from the milacid slug Tandonia budapestensis, which shows an aposematic coloration (orange dorsal line).2010, Comprehensive Natural Products II: Chemistry and Biology, page 392

Forms of milacid

pluralmilacids

Questions about milacid

What does milacid mean?
Milacid means any member of the family Milacidae of slugs.
What part of speech is milacid?
Milacid is a noun.
What is the plural of milacid?
The plural of milacid is milacids.

Words near milacid in the dictionary

  1. Milabena
  2. milabs
  3. Milaca
  4. milacainide
  5. milacemide
  6. milacid
  7. milacids
  8. milacre
  9. milacres
  10. miladdo
  11. miladied

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